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Enter the Dragon: 25th Anniversary Special Edition (Widescreen)

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ENTER THE DRAGON Two-Disc Special Edition (Warner) is not only the best Bruce Lee movie but the best Kung Fu film (sorry, Quentin). It's been 30 years since Lee's untimely death andfor me, he's still the ultimate martial arts action guy in the movies.

This double disc has several compelling documentaries that examine Lee's life and skills. A special treat is previously unseen footage of Lee in action.

Disc Two includes John Little's feature length biography Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey with a meticulous reconstruction of Lee's intended cut of The Game of Death.

Enter the Dragon, as any fan will tell you, is the definitive Bruce Lee film. It rightly deserves 5 stars both on its own merits and its influence on subsequent films. The audio and video quality have never been better. This deluxe 2-DVD set serves not just as a tribute to the film, but also to Bruce Lee's entire career. It includes documentaries on his life, as well as a reconstruction of several key scenes in Game of Death - the intended follow-up to Enter the Dragon. This is the DVD that Bruce Lee fans deserve, and newer fans will have no idea how spoiled they will be by the wealth of goodies Warners included in this set.

I bought this for my husband for Christmas, and it was amazing! He was so pleased. The storyline was super and the action was great. My husband is a fan of Bruce Lee, so he was very happy.

This was a great film, but it is definitely not as good as I remembered it. This movie was definitely a good HK style kung-fu movie. Fighting scenes were quick, other than Bruce though, the other guys were that great. However, it is very interesting to watch this movie to see how much impact this movie has on our current culture.

This new release is quite a good treat, especially for Bruce Lee newly fans as it contains "Enter the Dragon" movie (1973), "A Warrior's Journey" documentay (2001) & "Curse of the Dragon" documentary (1993) all in one 2-discs special edition.

Additionally, it also contains the "Bruce Lee - In his own words" documentary (1998), Linda Lee interview, loads of trailers & TV spots...

For an old fan like myself, the only special thing in this 2-discs special edition is the "Blood & Steel - The making of Enter the Dragon" documentary. Pity that it was only about 30 mins. It contains new unreleased footage captured in Ahna Capri's video-cam back in 1973. Some glimpse of Bruce in the footage, one with Bruce lifting one leg & spinning around (wonder what he was doing?). Some other scenes showing Bruce smiling (Charisma on-screen & off-screen, tell me about it! Bruce is just so unique & captivating). Another showing Bruce put a coat over Ahna Capri (wonder what he was doing!! lol)

I am also glad to see "Curse of the Dragon" documentary included in this DVD boxset. In my memory, I do not remember this documentary being released in DVD by Warner.

One disappointing side though, the Game of Death lost footage in "A Warrior's Journey" documentary appears frail in DVD quality as compared to the HK Legends' release of the "Game of Death - Platinum Edition" version. I would recommed any Bruce Lee fan to also get the latter because of the high DVD quality & other special features. Furthermore, these 2 versions showcasing the lost footage fight scenes vary a little, with Bruce appearing a bit more in one version & less in the other version & vice versa.

Being a fanatic Bruce Lee fan, I have in fact already owned the 25th anniversary edition "Enter the Dragon" DVD, "A Warrior's Journey" DVD, & "Curse of the Dragon" VCD. So unless you are an average Bruce Lee fan, be prepared to part with some money.

To all Bruce Lee newly fans, I say to you what Bruce said to Karrem in the Game of Death lost footage: "What you are waiting for??!!"

All in all, I would give it a 5 stars rating for a nice collection in a 2-dics special edition.

Talk about martial arts and you are sure to hear Bruce Lee's name mentioned. The 20th century icon so tragically cut down before his true potential was realized (and even before this movie was released) has gained almost immortal status, over the last 30 years. This movie was the jewel in his filmaking crown, and paved the way for countless stars since. What I liked particularly however was the number of indepth and interesting extra's on the DVD set. There is some cross referring, as a lot of these documentaries and commentaries have been individually released previously but this is a great complete package. Often referred to as "one of a kind" in his area of expertise, for me at least he will always be - often imitated, never equalled. 5 Stars all the way.

If you were expecting some new revelations from this latest release of Enter the Dragon you'll have to look elsewhere. Although there is a new 1/2 hour documentary on the making of ETD everything else has been released before, much of it on the 25th anniversary edition of the film. For fans of Bruce it is nice to have so many special features on one double-disc set, however, if you are a devoted Bruce Lee fan you may already own the included documentaries "Curse of the Dragon" which was broadcast on A&E, or the film "Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" which contains nearly all of Bruce's footage from Game of Death interpreted as Bruce intended it.

The transfer is crisp but I could see no significant improvements over the 25th edition transfer, the commentary by Paul Heller is the same version as the 25th anniversary edition as well, and I found the Dolby 5.1 digital soundtrack rather soft and thin sounding. The new documentary "Blood and Steel: Making Enter the Dragon" does have a few things you haven't seen before including a couple of outtakes from the film and interviews with writer Michael Allin and friend and co-star Sammo Hung, as well as co-star Ahna Capri's Super 8 footage taken on location, long rumored to contain footage of Bruce in an actual fight with one of the film's extras (Bruce was routinely challenged throughout the filming by extras who were often Triad gang members). Alas, the documentary contains no such footage, finally putting to rest the hope that we would one day be able to see Bruce in a "real fight".

I may be wrong, but after 30 years I'm convinced there is no "new" Bruce Lee footage left. But then again unreleased material from Jimi Hendrix continues to pop up once in a while. Well, we can only hope....... We love you Bruce. Peace.

Finally somebody did a Bruce Lee dvd justice. I was very happy to watch the special features of this film. I own the box set of all his Chinese films. Including the horrible Game of death. (except for the last sequence) Now you can see what Bruce Lee wanted for that film. Anyone who is a fan of martial arts needs this. The intense realistic action is not seen much in hong kong cinema. Do not buy the regular version to save cash, this one is much better.

All-new digital transfer - Before the soundtrack was the only thing that underwent a digital make-over.
30th anniversary documentary "Blood and Steel"
"Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey" documentary (includes reconstruction of Lee's intended cut of The Game of Death
"Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon" documentary
Interview gallery - Though this may contain footage previously released.
"Backyard Workout with Bruce Lee" home movie footage
A note on the feature commentary, the commentary may be a new one, as the commentary from the 25th anniversary edition contained both the producer and the screenwriter.

Enter The Dragon is simply the greatest martial arts movie ever made with the greatest martial artist to ever live. The man who started it all and set a standard that has yet to be topped after 31 years. The man I speak of is none other than the one and only Bruce Lee. With his charismatic personality and superhuman skill, Lee is such an amazement to watch. No wirework, no camera tricks, no CGI, just phenomenal natural martial arts talent. What also makes this 2 disc DVD a gem is that you not only get Enter the Dragon, but also the Warrior's Journey documentary with the lost footage of Game of Death in which Lee, in my opinion, does his best fighting. If you are a fan of martial arts films in any way then do yourself a favor and get this DVD. You cannot go wrong here. Bruce Lee is a true legend who was way ahead of his time and died far too young. However although he may have died young, he still managed to change the world of martial arts and cinema forever.